BlackRock veteran Mitchelson to join Bloomberg
Multiple sources have confirmed that Rob Mitchelson, formerly Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) head of fixed income and FX trading at BlackRock, is to...
Emerging market bonds issuance and returns grow
This week we examine the very directional movements of emerging markets (EM) assets under management (AUM), due to investment flows and growing issuance. With...
SGX anticipates Japanese growth with STIR futures
Singapore Exchange (SGX Group) plans to introduce short-term interest rate futures related to the Tokyo Overnight Average Rate (TONA) and the Singapore Overnight Rate...
Ballooning margin costs hobble US treasury basis trade returns, research finds
Institutional investors betting on yield spread fluctuations between US treasuries are facing ballooning margin costs, new research from derivatives analytics firm OpenGamma reveals.
Rising margin...
Danmarks Nationalbank now centrally clears repos at Eurex
Danmarks Nationalbank is now actively trading and centrally clearing repo transactions at derivatives market operator Eurex, which cites the onboarding of the first Nordic...
Get better at trading emerging markets credit
A recent article on the challenges for banks in making a profitable business trading emerging markets (EM) credit has highlighted the complexity of the...
UK to allow shorting of government debt and sovereign CDS
The UK Government has said it will remove requirements currently placed on investors when taking out short positions in sovereign debt or sovereign credit...
Hargreaves Lansdown offers retail investors access to gilts in primary market
Hargreaves Lansdown is giving its clients access to Debt Management Office (DMO) Gilt auctions.
Tim Jacobs, head of primary markets, Hargreaves Lansdown, says, “This...
Lone Star State drives over $44bn in new US munis at November elections
Voters across the US greenlit more than US$44 billion in new muni bonds at November’s elections, with 55% of all mooted bond measures approved...
Cartel cases in SSA market continue as Rabobank fined €26.6m
The European Commission has fined Rabobank €26.6 million for participating in a cartel trading Euro-denominated bonds
The Commission alleges that between 2006 and 2016 Rabobank...
